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From Innocent III to Vatican II: Crusades, Religious Freedom, and the Magisterium
From Innocent III to Vatican II: Crusades, Religious Freedom, and the Magisterium By Michael Lofton I recently read a fascinating paper on the Albigensian Crusade, which shows that Pope Innocent III issued multiple papal documents authorizing the use of force against a group of non-combatant heretics in France. In return, lay participants who took up…
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Responding to Jay Dyer: Did Popes Contradict Themselves on Islam?
Eastern Orthodox apologist Jay Dyer claims that the Catholic magisterium has contradicted itself—specifically when it comes to Islam. He argues that medieval and modern popes taught conflicting things: some affirmed that Muslims worship the same God as Christians, while others (like Pope Urban II) allegedly said Muslims worship demons. But is that actually a contradiction…
